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This is a great place to learn alot of things. You can learn to go for gold, catch Nuns, geocache and swear from Julie alone.
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Peace. J.
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Peace. J.
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Peace. J.
Peace. J.
Awesome post .....
I'm really sorry about your mom. I will always remember her as a character. She was hysterically funny and so much fun to be around. I remember such good times at your little apartment .... with you and your mom.
I have had to deal with Alzheimer's a lot. It is a trait in Dave's family. His father passed in 2000 and we were all very grateful he went very quickly. Like your mom the last home he was in was awesome. It also specialized in dementia / Alzheimer patients ... the staff there was incredible. Kind unbelievable angels.
Dave has also lost an aunt, uncle and grandfather to the disease.
I'm so glad you found somewhere so good for her. I know that had to be hard on you at the time of moving her out.
I will remember her as a strong woman .... a very funny strong woman. I hope that Mindsay will help you .... its a great outlet .... with a lot of caring folks. And I am so glad you are here.
(((hugs)))
Peace. Julie
I'm really sorry about your mom. I will always remember her as a character. She was hysterically funny and so much fun to be around. I remember such good times at your little apartment .... with you and your mom.
I have had to deal with Alzheimer's a lot. It is a trait in Dave's family. His father passed in 2000 and we were all very grateful he went very quickly. Like your mom the last home he was in was awesome. It also specialized in dementia / Alzheimer patients ... the staff there was incredible. Kind unbelievable angels.
Dave has also lost an aunt, uncle and grandfather to the disease.
I'm so glad you found somewhere so good for her. I know that had to be hard on you at the time of moving her out.
I will remember her as a strong woman .... a very funny strong woman. I hope that Mindsay will help you .... its a great outlet .... with a lot of caring folks. And I am so glad you are here.
(((hugs)))
Peace. Julie
I don't know you, I don't know your friend, but I know your Mom...she and my Mom share the same disease. My Mother is also 83, lives in assisted living since we lost my Dad in June, when I first spoke of her and AD she was between 3 and 4 she is now almost stage 5.
Humor will serve you and your family well, and blogging about it will help. It gives an outlet of venting when you know the frustrations you feel would only be to much for those around you that are already feeling the same overflow.
I blog about many things, but when I blog about Mom or AD my emotions swing wide. I'm lucky to have people that read my blog that do not judge when I rant one minute, venting, then depressurized enough to go on about something silly. I hope you find this also on MindSay. Welcome.
Humor will serve you and your family well, and blogging about it will help. It gives an outlet of venting when you know the frustrations you feel would only be to much for those around you that are already feeling the same overflow.
I blog about many things, but when I blog about Mom or AD my emotions swing wide. I'm lucky to have people that read my blog that do not judge when I rant one minute, venting, then depressurized enough to go on about something silly. I hope you find this also on MindSay. Welcome.
I talk about gram on here on both her bad days and good. My parents had to move here into a nursing home 6 years ago after she fried a egg on the stove w/out the skillet. Some days are good and she knows who you are and you can love her with ease, others bring tears to your eyes when she reminds you of why you are 34 and single......i cry but then i come here and friends who never met gram make me laugh
I'm going to add you so I can keep up with your comments in the future. My mom is 82 with vascular dementia and has deteriorated over the past 7 years to be pretty much in her own world at this point. She has moments of recognition, but 95% of the time doesn't know her past, her present, her children, her home. She often babbles conversationally like a 2 year old - certain words may be recognizable, but maybe not used in any sensical fashion. Her logic is gone, opening an envelope, using any appliance, following a conversation or a tv program. She has trouble interpreting physical symptoms - pressure is pain, temperature change is cold, "i don't know" is often a need to use the bathroom. She is in good physical health other than the mini-strokes that have stolen her memory and most of her personality. She is at home still, under the fulltime care of one of my sisters with the assistance of two visiting care-givers as well as visits by myself that last for several days in a row and another sister who visits weekly.
I'll add you as family so you can see a post I just put up yesterday for my other sister who lives out of town - she has been curious to know what it is like to be with Mom, whether you can talk to her, reason with her, share memories or thoughts with her. no to all of the above. But with love, it is still somewhat amusing, in a heartbreaking sort of way, as you are discovering.
I don't post about my Mom and doubt that other than this video, I will. But will happily share with you what I can, and maybe in turn learn something from your experiences as well. good luck and god bless. bruce b.
Thank you, Bruce, for allowing me a look inside your Mothers world. Your mother seems very similar to my mom in many ways. I found it very helpful (? - not really the "right" word) to watch the video. It gives me perspective. And I find the idea of videoing for an out-of-town sibling to be very productive - my sister is a plane ride away - but when she talkes (for 1-2 minutes) with mom on the phone, she wonders what I'm talking about (since Mom sounds pretty "okay" on the phone for 1-2mintues.) A video would make it clearer. It's pretty hard to describe, but obvious on the film. Thanks again.
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